Scientists have discovered a potential new treatment for familial hypercholesterolemia, inspired by signs seen in the Mona ...

Statins: For statins, the side effects can be surprising. Some people taking these medications have been found to gain weight or body fat. There is also evidence that statins can lower testosterone ...

What's the best way to lower them ... a decision is made whether to prescribe cholesterol-lowering medications. The most common are statins, which block an enzyme the liver needs to make cholesterol.

Medications to lower cholesterol were the most-often-prescribed ... (Read on for more detailed information in our most recent Best Buy Drug report on use of statins in adults to lower cholesterol.) ...

but added to a treatment plan. Soluble fiber is very effective at lowering cholesterol. Of course, the best way to get fiber is to eat whole grains and vegetables regularly, but fiber supplements ...

Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team led by the University of Iowa has found.

A University of Iowa research team has found that a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs have no effect on kidney function.